Vietnamese
Etymology
đứng (“stand”) + trước (“against”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ ʈɨək̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ ʈɨək̚˦˥]
Verb
đứng trước
- (literal) to face against a thing or a crowd
- (now formal) to cope with something unpleasant